A Pennsylvania licensed practical nurse is accused of performing an exorcism in 2025 on a nursing home resident, believing the woman was possessed by demons, according to a grand jury report (NBC Philadelphia).
As the United States confronts rising measles fatalities and an impending respiratory virus season, newly appointed CDC Director Dr. Erica Schwartz has remained silent, offering no public statements or appearances (The Hill).
Former CDC officials say political interference is undermining the public‑health agency’s work (NPR).
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has granted states permission to use a tiered system to identify Medicaid enrollees who are too frail to meet new work requirements (STAT).
The Medicaid work‑requirement exemptions cover Indigenous groups but exclude Native Hawaiians (KFF Health News).
The FDA expanded the indication for leniolisib (Joenja) to treat children ages 4‑11 with activated PI3Kδ syndrome, and approved the radiopharmaceutical floretyrosine‑F‑18 (Pixclara) for distinguishing glioma recurrence from treatment effects, according to the manufacturer Telix.
A 51‑year‑old Brazilian woman died after undergoing an eight‑hour series of plastic surgery procedures (People).
Arizona’s attorney general filed a lawsuit against L’Oréal, accusing the cosmetics giant of concealing evidence linking its hair relaxers to increased risk of gynecologic cancers (Reuters/AOL).
Another manufacturer of glutathione dietary supplements has recalled a batch due to elevated endotoxin levels, the FDA announced.
A cooling tower at Yankee Stadium tested positive for Legionella, contributing to a New York City outbreak that has sickened nine people and caused one death (Gothamist).
Tennis champion Alexander Zverev, who lives with type‑1 diabetes, was observed monitoring his blood glucose on his phone multiple times during his U.S. Open final victory (Athlon Sports).
A study published in JAMA Health Forum identified key factors that increase hospitals’ risk of discontinuing obstetric services.
The New York Times examined why Novartis’s phase‑III trial of pelacarsen, a drug targeting lipoprotein(a), failed to prevent major cardiovascular events in patients with heart disease.
Research in JAMA Network Open shows that cancer diagnoses peak in January, with secondary peaks in June and October, while December has the lowest incidence.
The Washington Post explored daily life for individuals living with epilepsy.
An investigation by the HHS Office for Civil Rights concluded that Duke University School of Medicine deliberately discriminated against white and Asian applicants in its admissions process (The Chronicle).
Dr. Anthony Robbins, a pioneering public‑health physician who led the first national vaccine program under President Clinton, died at 85 after battling long COVID, heart disease, and Parkinson’s disease (New York Times).
U.K. lawmakers rejected a bill that would have allowed terminally ill adults in England and Wales to seek assisted dying (AP).
Tens of thousands gathered in Bucharest, Romania, to set a Guinness World Record for the longest table, raising funds for the nation’s first pediatric psychiatry hospital (AP).
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